Former Birmingham psychologist gets federal prison, $1.5 million restitution in Medicaid fraud case
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
A former Birmingham psychologist has been sentenced after defrauding the Alabama Medicaid Agency of at least $1.5 million by filing false claims for counseling services that were not provided.
Sharon D. Waltz, 51, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison. She was also ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution, according to a joint statement by Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Department of Health and Human Services -Office of Inspector General Special Agent Derrick L. Jackson.